Guest guest Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 Cappie, the trigycerides going up may be related to your H1AC being higher. Higher bgs can result in higher triglycerides. Once, when I was in and out of control period, my trigs came in at 1100 (yikes). Just getting my bgs down brought them down significantly. Suzz --------- > control. My LDL is 140 now compared to 160 the last time. I WANT it > lower! Unfortunately the hdl also came down to 46 (from 54) & the trigs > went up to 120 (from 103). Eating patterns have not changed--no > accounting for this at all. I lost another 3 lbs since June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 > But glucose converts to triglycerides and triglycerides into LDL... > so, if one's up, so's the other. > > SulaBlue > > > > Suzz: yeah I guess that must be it altho I also have been eating a > > bit more fruit lately now that I think about it. (Summer season ya > > know) Slightly higher daly carb count I guess would add to the trigs > > too. I'm not really concerned with the trigs tho but I AM upset > > about the continuing high LDL even tho I am STILL losing weight. > > > > > > cappie > > Greater Boston Area > > T-2 10/02 6/04 A1c: 4.3 > > Mod 100 carb diet, walking, Metformin. > > ALA/EPO, Coq10, B12, C, Cal/mag > > ALC, full spectrum E > > fish oil, garlic, flax seed, multi vitamin > > Lovastatin 20 mg, Enalapril 10 mg > > 8/04: 25 to go/135 lbs gone / 5' / 66 yrs > > cappie@w... Coconut oil reduces triglycerides 17% after a single feeding; canla elevated triglycerides 45%. Both coconut oil and Inulin in the diet reduces LDL and VLDL cholesterol, and inulin reduces glucose too. That being said, there's not a shred of actual evidence that shows elevated LDL and VLDL cholesterol is associated with disease, and what's more, reducing those cholesterol levels has been associated with an elevated death rate from all causes. What the real link is, is oxidative stress, AKA free radical damage. This is what oxidizes and turns your dietary unsaturated oils into sticky plaque, and compromizes the integrity of your artery walls. Plaque, according to a study that analysed it and published in the Lancet, is 74% unsaturated oils. Oils we eat. regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 > But glucose converts to triglycerides and triglycerides into LDL... > so, if one's up, so's the other. > > SulaBlue > > > > Suzz: yeah I guess that must be it altho I also have been eating a > > bit more fruit lately now that I think about it. (Summer season ya > > know) Slightly higher daly carb count I guess would add to the trigs > > too. I'm not really concerned with the trigs tho but I AM upset > > about the continuing high LDL even tho I am STILL losing weight. > > > > > > cappie > > Greater Boston Area > > T-2 10/02 6/04 A1c: 4.3 > > Mod 100 carb diet, walking, Metformin. > > ALA/EPO, Coq10, B12, C, Cal/mag > > ALC, full spectrum E > > fish oil, garlic, flax seed, multi vitamin > > Lovastatin 20 mg, Enalapril 10 mg > > 8/04: 25 to go/135 lbs gone / 5' / 66 yrs > > cappie@w... Coconut oil reduces triglycerides 17% after a single feeding; canla elevated triglycerides 45%. Both coconut oil and Inulin in the diet reduces LDL and VLDL cholesterol, and inulin reduces glucose too. That being said, there's not a shred of actual evidence that shows elevated LDL and VLDL cholesterol is associated with disease, and what's more, reducing those cholesterol levels has been associated with an elevated death rate from all causes. What the real link is, is oxidative stress, AKA free radical damage. This is what oxidizes and turns your dietary unsaturated oils into sticky plaque, and compromizes the integrity of your artery walls. Plaque, according to a study that analysed it and published in the Lancet, is 74% unsaturated oils. Oils we eat. regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Well Suzz my trigs had been going down & my LDL going up since the original drop after the change in my way of eating. It is only this time after I have been taking garlic tabs (plus eating a bit more fruit the past 3 mnths ie 2 per day) that it reversed & the trigs went up & the ldl dropped. All this while taking 20mg statin & eating low saturated fat/moderate carb, I tell you I simply do not understand this at all!!! I am deff going to add the policosanol as soon as possible. cappie Greater Boston Area T-2 10/02 6/04 A1c: 4.3 Mod 100 carb diet, walking, Metformin. ALA/EPO, Coq10, B12, C, Cal/mag ALC, full spectrum E fish oil, garlic, flax seed, multi vitamin Lovastatin 20 mg, Enalapril 10 mg 8/04: 25 to go/135 lbs gone / 5' / 66 yrs cappie@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 I will be interested to hear how your ldl etc fare on policosanol. I have been eating Benecol and 1 clove of garlic a day. Benecol is really expensive, though. I was going to take garlic tabs and then I saw somewhere that the amount you needed was the equivalent of one clove a day .. so I thought I'd give that a whirl since it doesn't bother me and I like garlic. I don't understand why your ldl would be going up either. All of this is enough to drive you crazy. Suzz ----------- > the ldl dropped. All this while taking 20mg statin & eating low > saturated fat/moderate carb, I tell you I simply do not understand > this at all!!! I am deff going to add the policosanol as soon as > possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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